This will be interesting to follow up and see what arises when they are done as the IUDs were purchased at half the cost of what ones here in the US cost; however they are approved for use outside the US, so this is not a product that has not been reviewed and there appears to be no real danger.

What is interesting is the billing aspect of all of this too, as the article states they were billed as they were the product purchased here in the US and they were half the cost so were they looking to make money at this or was it just an honest mistake? Obviously the cost issue is there, but by the time a seasoned biller gets the paperwork, it could be a legit mistake too with billing as she/he normally does. BD

If you had an IUD implanted by OB-GYN Associates, located in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, contact your doctor to find out what type of IUD you have.

The medical group has been cited by the Rhode Island Department of Health for purchasing and implanting unapproved versions of both ParaGard and Mirena IUDs.

There is apparently no reason to worry about safety if the IUD. However, they were purchased internationally and not approved for use in the United States.

The Rhode Island Department of Health issued a press release stating that they discovered that the Rhode Island offices of OB-GYN Associates, Inc. have been purchasing non-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved versions of the Mirena and ParaGard intrauterine devices (IUDs) from a source also not approved by FDA.

Dark Arts of Mathemical Deception

Professor Charlie Siefe of NYU, a mathematician debunks clinical trials, and few other items to where data is spun and fools you, every day example, hear about the perfect butt algorithm and more. These are probably some things you have never thought about but again after listening to what he has to say, it’s time to think about being skeptical. Here’s a radio show that also talks about the same topics.

This video digs in a bit further with how fictitious business models are used by banks and companies do this too. The models are so complex that CEOs don’t even understand them. “Quants, The Alchemists of Wall Street will take you through how “math models” work at banks and financial institutions in a way that even the layman can understand. More videos like over at theAlgo Duping/Killer Algorithm Page. Bank of America will also tell you“IT’ is a business” how they make money.

Weapons of Math Destruction

This is a lecture where Kathy O’Neill, a former Quant who worked for a Hedge Fund (Weapons of Math Destruction) on Wall Street will tell you what is done with your retirement money and more. The banks and companies use technology to take advantage because they can. “Of course we are going to take advantage because our tools are our brains…if they could figure out a way to take advantage of pension funds they would, a good interview with explaining smart money and dumb money.

Algorithms Shape The World

This is a very good presentation done a TED Conference and really was the one that got everyone started thinking about algorithms and today it’s talked about a lot. As he says “if you’re an algorithm, life is looking pretty good, but can’t say the same for humans”. What is a black box? Nobody has any control over the flash crash. We have moved forward a bit but still we are writing the unreadable and lost the sense of some of what is happening. Nice plug for Nanex here with research.